Those who hate to pick up the weather as a conversational opening seem to me not to know the reason why human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning anything new. Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other people’s ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or that they had food in a Swiss hotel At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing meaningful for a long time, they just prove themselves to be successful conservationists

　　1. According to the author, people make conversation to ______

　　A. exchange ideas

　　B. prove their value

　　C. achieve success in life

　　D. overcome their fear of silence

　　2. By "the buzzing of a fly" (Para. 1), the author means"________”

　　A. the noise of an insect

　　B. a low whispering sound

　　C. meaningless talks

　　D. the voice of a chatterbox

　　3. According to the passage, people usually talk to their neighbors ______.

　　A. about whatever they have prepared

　　B. about whatever they want to

　　C. in the hope of learning something new

　　D. in the hope of getting on well

　　4. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage? ________.

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